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There's a hair trend that's slowing gaining some momentum among Hollywood folk—and it's not one you probably saw coming. It's the half-topknot and Hilary Duff just wore on the set of her new show Younger this week—prompting Catt Sadler's makeup artist, Maria Vargas, to post this collage of the host acknowledging that she wore a similar style recently on E!: Let's give them something to talk about... @extbymissbrown who woulda thought a #topknot was gonna cause such a stir! #loveit #itsjusthair #hairtalk Life's too short to have boring hair!! 💕A photo posted by M A R i A V A R G A S (@themariavee) on Oct 10, 2014 at 8:31pm PDT Here's a shot of hairstylist Melissa Brown working her magic on Sadler: Behind the scenes with @iamcattsadler |Makeup by me @themariavee |Hair by @extbymissbrown 👯 #enews #hairandmakeup #lovewhatidoA photo posted by M A R i A V A R G A S (@themariavee) on Oct 10, 2014 at 3:09pm PDT And to make her point that this is becoming a thing, Vargas also posted this collage: The debate...dun dun dun! #halftopknot #Loveit #hateit I personally love it!!! #hairtrends #hairinspiration #hairspiration #LIVEFROME! #GwenStefani #arianagrandeA photo posted by M A R i read more

When it rains, it pours—especially when it comes to celebrity couple news. Yesterday's splits (Juan Pablo/Nikki and Chris Martin/J. Law) came as no surprise to anyone anywhere, but I can confidently say I didn't see any of these current updates coming. Let's take a look at the recent romantic happenings of Hollywood. ENGAGED: Will & Grace star Sean Hayes and longtime boyfriend Scott Icenogle Hayes set the rumor mill aflame Monday when he wore a ring on that finger during an appearance on The Talk (see the photo above!). While he's *not* secretly married, Hayes has been engaged to Icenogle (his boyfriend of eight years!) for "quite some time," People confirms. Aww, YAY for them!! BROKEN UP: Debra Messing and Will Chase A photo posted by Debra Messing (@therealdebramessing) on Apr 4, 2014 at 6:50pm PDT Hayes' Will & Grace costar isn't experiencing the same luck in love. Messing and Chase, who met on the set of their NBC show Smash in 2011, have ended their two-and-a-half-year relationship, according to People. But I'm calling it now: Messing will rebound with her The Mysteries of Laura costar (and also newly single) Josh Lucas. Anyone else see them together?? SPOTTED: Hilary Duff and read more

So many great lady-artist videos dropped this week, it's enough to keep a girl away from her workload for a solid half hour. That girl is me. And now, it can be you! It's not like Banks is ever bubblegum, but I feel like she's doing her best Lorde in this video for "Beggin' for Thread" (a song I love—maybe my favorite of hers yet). She's all dark and twisty and wine-lipped, and there's a lot of Lorde-like dancing and hunching over. (I'm all for a different vibe, but I do worry these girls will get scoliosis sometimes.) We celebrated Hilary Duff's return to singing earlier this week with a retrospective of her finest musical moments; now, we can add the official video for "Chasing for the Sun" to the list. It's adorable—Duff thinks that when you work in an office you can keep a hamster and drink martinis! Did Beauty and the Briefcase teach her nothing? Whatever, she ends up at the beach with a guy who appears to be the somehow-spawn of Eddie Cibrian and Zachary Quinto. I like the pun central to Janelle Monae's "Electric Lady" video—Electric Phi Betas sounds like "Electrified Ladies"—so I will forgive the read more

It's been six years since Hilary Duff has released new music, but today her big comeback song, "Chasing the Sun," leaked. It still has that dance-pop vibe we know and love from her but with an acoustic, sunshine-y feel, which makes sense considering it was cowritten by Colbie Caillat. I didn't fully realize I was excited for Hilary to return to pop until I heard the track and instantly felt a wave of nostalgia for the early 2000s. You can hear her new song below—but first, let's go back. Back to the beginning (of Hilary Duff's career). 2002: Her first song, a cover of Brooke McClymont's "I Can't Wait," appears on the Lizzie McGuire official soundtrack. It's a huge hit on Radio Disney and helps launch her music career. 2003: Hilary releases her debut album, Metamorphosis, which reaches number one on the Billboard 200. Major hits include "So Yesterday"... ...and "Come Clean": Also, don't forget (how could you?) that "Come Clean" was the theme song for Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. Sorry for the poor-quality vid! 2004: Hilary's second studio album, the self-titled Hilary Duff, is released on her 17th birthday. It has a more rock-punk edge to it read more

Just when you thought nobody in Hollywood even had long hair to cut off anymore, Hilary Duff became the latest celeb to Instagram a new shorter haircut. It's a little below the chin, blunt on the ends, and slightly longer in the front—I'd call it a long blunt bob. Here's an action shot of the handsome Mr. Marcus Francis giving Hilary her cut yesterday. Because we all know a new-haircut Instagram isn't complete without the obligatory scissor shot. Are all these celebrity haircuts lately giving you the itch to cut your own hair pre-summer? How do you like Hilary Duff's new shorter haircut? read more

Sure, sure, it's spring, so you might suddenly be feeling the need to put your dark lipsticks from fall and winter into hibernation. But you don't have to—you can make them work right now by following Hilary Duff's lead. She showed up at the Stars Celebrate the ASPCA's Commitment to Los Angeles event sporting dark lipstick that she pulled off for two reasons: 1) She wore her hair in a mess bedhead-y texture. This is important because it kept her whole look lighter, less harsh, and, ultimately more spring-friendly. 2) She lined her eyes with warm gold eyeshadow, balancing the dark lip but not competing with it. Had she gone smoky eye, everything would have look richer and seemed a bit off-season. Thank you, Hilary, for showing us all how to extend this trend into the warmer months. You have opened up our makeup options for weeks to come. Virtual high-five! read more

Hilary Duff is the perfect example of what I'd like to look like on weekends. She's sporting a nice, bouncy topknot, orange lips, groomed eyebrows, and long eyelashes. Low-maintenance and cute! Makeup artist Adam Breuchaud did Duff's makeup for the iHeartRadio music awards yesterday, and I got the lowdown on what he used. "We decided on a clean, fresh look with a bold spring color on the lips. I applied two coats of L'Oréal Voluminous Mascara and added a few individual lashes for depth. Then I sculpted her cheeks using the Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Powder No. 40 as a contour. To create her bright orange lip, I first lined the lips with Chanel Precision Lip Definer in Orange Intense. Then, straight from the bullet, I applied MAC Lipstick in Morange for a more pigmented look." As for her hair, Suave Professional Celebrity Stylist Marcus Francis was the master behind it. "She wore this vintage LBD that had a strong yet beautiful silhouette that I wanted to show off with a distraction of cascading blonde hair. We both agreed that a messy, oversized, topknot would give it that ethereal, bad-ass look for the red carpet," he says. The step-by-step: read more

Awards show red carpets can be a tricky thing. Some will be amazing (the Emmys, the Golden Globes), and others, well, not so much (but we won't name names...). By now, I've covered enough of them to know which ones will bring out the A-list stars you guys want to read about and which ones don't. But when it's a brand-new show? Well, all bets are off. So, like many of you who watched last night's iHeartRadio Music Awards, I had no idea what to expect. But I was pleasantly surprised. Here's what went on behind the scenes. Hilary Duff joked that it was "an awesome day to wear black velvet" as the temps climbed to 98 degrees in downtown Los Angeles. "I'm dying here!" she confided to us. "But it was the first dress I put on, and I was like, Wow, this is different for me! It's short, but it was perfect." Presenter Jason Ritter was one of the first to hit the carpet, and he said he'd love to return to Parenthood next season (should it get picked up). "I think it will," he confided in me (for the record, I do too). "I just love it read more

OK, so what do you think is going on in this pic that Hilary Duff recently tweeted? Just a little healthy competition @whitneyacummings @brb082985 thought I could handle the extra hand weight😛 @r... pic.twitter.com/4lIuVXykna— Hilary Duff (@HilaryDuff) April 30, 2014 If you answered, "Why, that seems to be a photo of Hilary pulling her trainer on a sled during her workout," you are 100 percent correct. Apparently, Hilary's pal—comedian Whitney Cummings—posted a similar pic just a few days before, dragging along the same 185-pound trainer: ...and the result was some friendly competition! Still, the question remains: What does this particular exercise do? It's a takeoff of a move that some football players do, where they drag tires or weighted sleds that targets the core, hip, thigh, and leg muscles in order to build strength and increase running speed. (Obviously, to pull this off—heh!—you need proper supervision so that you don't hurt yourself. I'm thinking you can't just put your boyfriend on a sled and drag him around!) Have you ever tried anything like this? read more

Break up with your husband, change your hair? That seems to be the pattern in life—and with Hilary Duff, who followed her somewhat recent announcement of her separation from husband Mike Comrie by posting a shot of a new hair color on Instagram last night. She gave it the caption, "Suuuuper blonde. No extensions @uppercasey murdered my color today 5 hrs. 100+foils #nobiggie." Now, you may remember she was blond before—but not this blond. It's almost pure white! And it makes her look like a '40s movie star. Not exactly a bad thing. You feeling it? read more

I think we all have a day now and again when we wish we could turn the clock back to the year 2003. In fact, I keep a stash of butterfly clips on hand, just in case we do ever invent reliable time travel. But it turns out nobody wants to go back to 2003 more than Aaron Carter. Life was different then. Carter was riding the kind of fame wave one can only surf when one has released a record called Aaron's Party (Come Get It). More important, he had Hilary Duff on his arm—and now, apparently, he wants his recently-separated ex back. Carter has been tweeting up a storm, calling Duff "the love of his life" and saying he'll do anything to get her back. Well, Aaron, if you're looking for wooing tips: A little birdie from the year 2003 just told me she likes bouquets of wisteria and forsythia. The little birdie had impeccable highlights. The little birdie was 2003 you, Aaron, do you get it? read more

If the pre-awards-show Delta Air Lines party that happened last night is any indication, this weekend the Grammys red carpet will be all about one makeup trend: dark lipstick. Here it is on Victoria Justice (whose tendrils we already went over today): On Lorde: And Hilary Duff: Dark lipstick everywhere! Does that mean we'll see even more of this on the red carpet Sunday? We shall see. But if you follow Glamour_Beauty on Twitter I'll be keeping score for you. Oh, and check back here on the blog too—I'll be doing a best-of beauty poll that night! read more

Well, this is surprising: Hilary Duff and her hockey-pro husband, Mike Comrie, are splitting up. According to People, Hilary's rep confirms that the couple "have mutually decided [upon] an amicable separation. They remain best friends and will continue to be in each other's lives. They are dedicated to loving and parenting their amazing son and ask for privacy at this time." The couple wed in 2010, and a source told People, "There was no major incident—no big event between the two of them. They really did drift apart. They have put effort and thought into this decision for a long time. They tried couples therapy, but in the end, they realized at this time, they work better as friends. And they really are great friends." They plan to coparent their son, Luca Cruz. So sad! I really didn't see this coming. Are you surprised too? read more

If you've procrastinated on your holiday shopping to the point of having to brave the mall today (guilty!), then I urge you to take this picture of Hilary Duff out shopping over the weekend as an invitation to make it an event, darhling. I mean, how fabulous does she look with her low ponytail and dreamy matte red lipstick? It certainly would make having to sort through crowds for a perfect present for your picky brother seem a little less dreary. Consider this a challenge: Go glam to do your shopping today. Put on a couple of extra coats of mascara. Actually brush your hair. Maybe even put on a red lipstick like Hilary here. I really think it would go a long way in spreading good cheer on what could be a rather stressful day. Any of you glam up to shop to help save your sanity? read more

Tie-dye. The phrase may conjure up images of summer camp or Grateful Dead fans, but it has come to that time of the season when florals start to feel a little safe, and stripes have become a neutral. Tie-dye on the other hand, in small doses, is the perfect way to add a little effortless boho-inspired fun to your summer wardrobe (Isabel Marant S/S 2012, anyone?!). Sonia Erneux, designer of tie-dye-centric, Cali-based brand Love Tanjane, even has a few awesome ideas for you gals on how to style that psychedelic piece you may be coveting. Sonia suggests "adding a motorcycle jacket and boots for a tougher look" or even "dressing up a casual tie-dye shirt by pairing it with jeans and pumps." I'll totally be trying that on a night out soon. And if that's not incentive enough, check out how some of style superstars rock this trend! Hilary Duff (toting her adorable baby boy) rocks a West Coast cool Love Tanjane maxi, perfect for going from day to night The always flawless Miranda Kerr goes for an easy daytime ensemble, equal parts grunge and chic British reality star and singer Caggie Dunlop brightens up the dark in a bold read more

Has science made it possible yet to switch bodies with someone? 'Cause I'd like to crawl right into this picture of Hilary Duff and just live in it for a while. Her makeup is GORGEOUS. The elements here: 1) A hint of pink blush. 2) Bubble-gum lipstick that's bright but not too shocking. 3) Perfectly filled-in eyebrows. 4) The prettiest shimmery eye makeup ever. Let's take a closer look. She's got faux lashes on the top for drama, but they're lightened up with some shimmery beige eyeshadow along her lower lash line. The combo is flirty but not too in-your-face. Got to love that. All these pieces come together to create a whole lot of loveliness. Anyone going to figure out how to teleport into a picture for me? I'd be grateful. Photos: Getty Images read more

This makeup move has been popping up all over. Beyonce went for it last week. And Hilary Duff wore it to the Gallerie Sparta opening over the weekend. I'm talking about dark berry or cherry lipstick. It's the thing right now, folks—the way to mix things up this summer. The way to keep it looking 2013 and not 1993? Look for something that doesn't have too much brown in it—the chocolate undertones will make it look old-fashioned and dated. The one I've got my eye on right now: Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Shine in Deep Raspberry. It's somehow bright and dark at the same time. Got a dark lipstick you're in love with right now? If so, leave the shade name below! Photos: WireImage/Getty Images read more

Hilary Duff got a couple of new tattoos this weekend. Her series of tweets: "Getting our bestie tats @lucytwobows love u forever and always," followed by "Dope @dr_woo_ssc tattoos with @lucytwobows" with this shot: And then "All is full of love..." Awwwww...love the heart! The size and placement are just adorable. And I'm thinking the matching bestie tattoos have something to do with always giving each other their two cents, which is sweet. What do you think of her new ink? Photos: Via Twitter read more

A couple days ago, Hilary Duff Tweeted a photo of her fantastic hair--and some online commenters kinda judged her for it. Which made me want to ask: Do YOU like to post pics of your good hair and makeup days on Twitter and/or Facebook? Or do you get annoyed when people post those fishing-for-compliments kind of photos? "No extensions. Feels liberating ... lol. Thank you prenatal vitamins!" Hilary wrote. But while her fans on Twitter responded with a flood of compliments, some people who read an US Weekly story about the photo questioned why celebs are always posting self-portraits like this, with kinda-braggy captions. "Why do these celebrities take pictures of themselves ALL the time? Talk about self centered. Get over yourself and stop taking pictures of yourself so everyone can talk about how great you look," one commenter writes. Fair enough--but isn't that kinda what Twitter and Facebook are about? Showing yourself/your life off in a flattering way? And obviously this behavior isn't limited to celebrities--lots of people like to show off a new haircut or just a great hair day via Twitter/Instagram and then hear what their friends have to say about it. Also: If I had the read more

Hilary Duff always has the BEST eye makeup, and she certainly did not disappoint over the weekend at the March Of Dimes' Celebration Of Babies. In fact, I'm pretty sure she's found the perfect eye makeup look for your office holiday party. Wasn't that nice of her? It's a shimmery, festive halo of gold eyeshadow around a hint of brown eyeliner and it's basically screaming "WEAR ME! WEAR ME SOON!" Don't believe me? Come gaze at the alluring closeup: The thing that makes this so perfect for your office party is that it's pretty without getting into heavy or smoky territory. So you get to feel all lovely and special, but you also don't look like the girl who face-planted in black eyeshadow. Now, the great thing here is that very light shimmery gold eye shadow is pretty common, so there's a good chance you already have one in your makeup bag. But if you don't, I suggest you check out Bare Minerals Gold Medal, solid light gold choice. Or if you have another suggestion for our gold-shadow-less readers, leave the name below! Photos: Getty Images read more